There once was a damsel who had been captured by an evil ogre, who kept her imprisoned in his castle. The castle walls were strong, and it was surrounded by a moat. Fierce animals guarded the damsel, who was trapped such that she could never be freed through her own efforts. Fortunately for the damsel, she had an old friend who loved her very much. Her friend was a brave and noble knight. When he heard of the damsel's distress he resolved that he would not rest until she was freed, even if it should cost him his own life. The brave knight approached the castle, which was artfully hidden in clouds of darkness, however, the clever and determined knight carried with him a great light that soon revealed the dark castle of the ogre. The knight scaled the castle walls and fought the many monsters that then charged at him. But his skill was such that they were soon vanquished. He then climbed the castle tower, finding the poor damsel imprisoned and in a terrible state; thin with ragged clothes and chained to the castle wall. The brave and strong knight applied all his strength to pull the anchor of the chain free from the wall. Able to see their way out due to bright light he carried, he led the damsel out of the castle and then rode off with his prize, leaving the inhabitants of the dark castle once again shrouded in darkness.

This story too, is about Jesus. The damsel trapped in the darkness with chains she can not escape from alone is each of us before we find God. The darkness is our lack of understanding of God and his ways. The chains our earthly weaknesses (eg: conceit, pride, lust, etc). The light that lets us see our pitiful state is the light of God's teaching as provided by Christ. The thinness indicates a lack of love and the ragged cloths the poor state of our souls. The brave knight is Christ himself, who is prepared to (and in the end must) sacrifice his own earthly life to save us from the castle, which is the world. The fierce animals are all the earthly temptations, lies, and deceit that must be overcome before the light can reach us, and this is achieved not so much through our efforts but God's (as our saving knight).